The faces of mariachi

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 in Guadalajara, Mexico | 3 comments

If you have never been to the International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara, you must put it on your bucket list. It is a colorful as the Rose Parade and as thrilling as a Saturday football game in Austin–even if you hate mariachi music. There are mariachi bands from all over: Berlin, Scotland, New York. And, of course, some of the most famous mariachi bands in Mexico: Los Camperos, Mariachi de America, and the venerable Mariachi Vargas. But words cannot express the grand spectacle of watching any of these famous mariachi groups perform as they slowly make their way through the streets of Guadalajara. Only photos can do it justice. Here, then, are the faces of Mexican mariachi.